Searching for Bears

Bruce Richards, a state Department of Fish and Wildlife officer, gets ready to search for a bear in West Bremerton on Friday with his tracking dog, Mishka. They were looking for the mother of two cubs that were found and relocated Thursday. (LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN)

State Department of Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Ted Jackson shows his frustration at not finding the bear that had been foraging in Bremerton’s West Hills neighborhood on Friday. (LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN)

State Department of Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Ted Jackson checks the trap set for a bear sow in Bremerton’s West Hills neighborhood on Friday. Food is placed in the trap in hopes of attracting the animals. (LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN)

State Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer Bruce Richards, left, and Sgt. Ted Jackson, right, head into the thick brush and woods while tracking a bear in West Bremerton on Friday. (LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN)

State Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer Bruce Richards readies a tranquilizer dart as he prepares ready to track a bear in Bremerton’s West Hills neighborhood Friday. (LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN)

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer Sgt. Ted Jackson, center, and Officer Dustin Prater come up empty in a bear capture in West Bremerton on Friday. (LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN)